Participant Media and Focus are in charge of director Todd Haynes’ latest film, “Dark Waters” starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins, will be released on November 22nd.
We now have a trailer. The cinematography looks stunning, but the story itself, filled with cheeseball “big line” moments, feels a little too familiar and generic … If I watched that trailer and somehow missed the Haynes mention and then tried to guess who directed it, his name would not be anywhere on my guessing list. Regardless, this could very well be a misleading trailer.
“Dark Waters,” was Inspired by a true story and centers around Bilott, played by Ruffalo, whose environmental suit against Dupont Company would expose a decades-long history of chemical pollution. An excellent cast has been assembled for. Hathaway, Robbins and Ruffalo will be joined by a stellar cast which includes Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman.
Haynes is a director that critics have grown to really love over the years. His decade-defining movies ("Safe," "Far From Heaven," "Carol") have only aged more beautifully. However, his last movie, 2017's "Wonderstruck," an adaptation of Brian Selznick critically acclaimed children's book, was his first critical disappointment. This latest venture of his does sound like Biographical Oscar-bait. An AFI Film Festival bow is all but assumed now for “Dark Waters”?
“Dark Waters” will be released theatrically on November 22nd.
Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.